Dr Thng Yongxian is a surgeon with a focus on hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery practicing at:

• Mount Elizabeth Orchard
• Mount Elizabeth Novena
• Parkway East Hospital
• Mount Alvernia Hospital
• Gleneagles Hospital
• Thomson Medical 
• Farrer Park Hospital

Prior to joining Nexus Surgical associates, Dr Thng Yongxian was a consultant at the National University Health System, Singapore. As an advocate for value-driven care for patients, Dr Thng Yongxian was a member of the Ministry of Health (MOH) Laparoscopic cholecystectomy Clinician workgroup for value-driven care (VDC).

On the research front, Dr Thng Yongxian is a leading figure in laparoscopic surgery of the liver and pancreas recognised for his surgical technique and was invited to present his surgical videos at Best Video sessions during international surgical conferences. He also received the A-STAR-Medtech innovation grant ($500k) in 2017 to develop a novel wearable in-sole to monitor foot pressures.

He has also published in international peer-reviewed journals on resection of complex liver malignancies. As a Senior Clinical lecturer of NUS School of Medicine, he has been an examiner at both undergraduate and postgraduate level and has helped develop and train the next generation of surgeons.

• Performed more than 6,000 surgeries since 2008
• Introduced the minimally invasive liver resection service in his division within the National University Health System (NUHS)
• As a pioneer of advanced surgical techniques in pancreatic surgery, Dr Thng Yongxian introduced the minimally invasive laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy service in his division within NUHS
• Introduced the use of capsule colonoscopy in Singapore in 2023
• Led the disease-related workgroup to increase hospital subvention and cost-effectiveness from 2017 to 2024

Current Appointments:

• Senior Consultant (Nexus Surgical Associates)
• Clinical Lead and Consultant of General surgery and Division of Hepatopancreatobiliary surgery NTFGH, National University Health System
• Ministry of Health Executive Clinical Workgroup (Value driven outcomes for laparoscopic cholecystectomy)
• Senior Clinical Lecturer, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Singapore
• Clinical Lecturer, Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technology University, Singapore
• Specialist in General Surgery, Specialist Accreditation Board, Singapore

Awards:

• Ministry of Health, Singapore 10-years Long Service Award
• COVID-19 Resillience Medal
• A-Star Medtech Innovation Grant and award (500k)

• THNG Y.X, KOH Y.X, LOW C.H, LIM K.H. Epidemiology of early gastric cancer in Singapore. Poster presentation at NHG annual scientific conference 2007
• THNG Y.X, KOH Y.X, LOW C.H, LIM K.H. TTSH experience with Early Gastric Cancer. Poster presentation at Malaysian medical association annual conference 2008 in Kuala Lumpur 2008
• THNG Y.X, JONAH KUA, WC CHUA, Singapore Armed Forces Medical Corps, Singapore, Singapore; DAVID FOO, FAHIM H JAFARY, Tan Tock Seng Hosp, Singapore, Singapore Yield of Screening for Coronary Artery Disease in Asymptomatic Male Singapore Armed Forces Employees Using Very Low Radiation Dose Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography. Oral presentation at American Heart Association scientific conference 2011
• THNG Y.X, YUEN SOON The association of better surgical outcomes in high volume centres. Published year 2015
• THNG Y.X, JACKIE HO PEI Correlation of lower extremity threatened limb classification system based on Wound, Ischemia, and foot Infection (WIfI) with risk of major amputation in an Asian population. Submitted for oral presentation ISVS 2015
• THNG Y.X, JACKIE HO PEI A prospective study on the efficacy of Wireless Micro Current Stimulation (WMCS) on wound healing in diabetic foot wounds. Submitted “Pitch for Funds” grant 2015
• Tan JKH, THNG Y.X, Iyer SG, Chang SKY, KK Madhavan, Kow AWC
• Long Term Outcome of Resected Giant Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Tertiary Institution: Does Size Matter? Poster presentation at International Surgical week 2014
• THNG Y.X, Tan JKH, Iyer SG, Chang SKY, KK Madhavan, Kow AWC
• Outcomes of Resected Giant Hepatocellular Carcinoma in a Tertiary Institution: Does Size Matter? HPB: Volume 17, Issue 11, pages 988–993, November 2015
• Video presentation at IHPBA 2022 New York “Spleen preserving pancreatectomy Kimura technique, How I do it”
• Video presentation at Korean HPBS 2022 “Laparoscopic total pancreatectomy, How I do it”
• Value driven outcomes for laparoscopic cholecystectomy poster presentation at NUHS VDO conference 2022
• Video presentation EHPBA Lyon 2023 “Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy, How I do it”
• Best video presentation APHPBA 2023 “Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy, How I do it”
• IRCAD websurg publication 2023 “Laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy, How I do it”
• Best video and Oral presentation LHC Bangkok 2023 “Laparoscopic Whipple with Replaced Right hepatic artery”
• Best Video presentation: Laparoscopic Pancreaticoduodenectomy SAGES 2024
• Best Video presentation : Laparoscopic Whipple for duodenal GIST IHPBA South Africa 2024
• MEDTECH INNOVATION GRANT 2017: A WearableL
;’ Intelligent Foot Pressure Monitoring Device with Real-Time Pressure Analysis and Biofeedback to prevent foot ulcer in elderly with diabetic neuropathy. Grant amount: $500,000